Daniel Avery — Daniel Avery 6 Mix (October 2013)

    Indie House · 2h 00m · analysed 22 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

    Overall score
    84/100
    Level
    club ready
    Duration
    2h 00m
    Genre
    Indie House

    Public mix analysis — no affiliation or endorsement. This report measures a publicly available recording hosted on soundcloud.com. The scores are produced by SOONOS and do not imply any partnership with, or approval by, Daniel Avery.

    In short

    Daniel Avery 6 Mix (October 2013) by Daniel Avery scores 84/100 in the SOONOS analysis (club ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (95/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (84/100).

    This mix demonstrates that true energy comes from the tension between texture and rhythm, not just volume.

    Key takeaways

    What weakened the set

    • Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (26:00, 32:00, 48:00, 54:00, 60:00, 68:30). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    What to try next

    • Study the EQ handover at 112:10 as a reference for mood-shifting transitions.
    • Continue to prioritize narrative depth over constant peak-time energy.
    • Explore even more extreme dynamic ranges in future sets.

    Timestamped insights

    Each moment below is tagged with how it was produced: “measured” comes from the DSP pass on the audio, “listening” comes from the multi-agent listening pass.

    • 10:12Measured (DSP)82/100Listen at 10:12

      Intentional reset

    • 18:40Measured (DSP)100/100Listen at 18:40

      Intentional artistic

    • 25:30Measured (DSP)95/100Listen at 25:30

      A masterclass in transparency; the tracks merge so perfectly they sound like a single production.

    About this indie house set

    Daniel Avery 6 Mix (October 2013) is a indie house DJ set by Daniel Avery, running 2h 00m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 84/100 overall — club ready.

    The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

    This mix demonstrates that true energy comes from the tension between texture and rhythm, not just volume.

    How the score breaks down

    SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 95/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 84/100.

    Analysis coverage for this file is 100% — the share of the set the engine could measure with full confidence.

    Energy and structure

    The energy curve was sampled at 31 points, moving between 10 and 88 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

    5 transitions were detected and scored individually.

    Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 1003.8 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 20 ms.

    How this score is built

    Measured layer (DSP): the audio file is analysed directly — beat grid, tempo stability, loudness and energy. These values are measurements, not opinions.

    Listening layer: a multi-agent pass reads musical intent — programming, storytelling, coherence and crowd effect. This layer interprets, it does not measure.

    Fusion and ceilings: the two layers are merged, and the measured layer always wins on execution. When the DSP hears an execution problem, it caps the final score even if the listening layer is positive.

    Measured coverage for this file is 100% of the set.

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    This mix demonstrates that true energy comes from the tension between texture and rhythm, not just volume.

    The 8 dimensions

    Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.

    Score breakdown

    TECHNIQUE

    How well did you execute?

    25%87
    Beat Alignmentmeasured82
    Transition Qualitymeasured84
    Phrase Accuracymeasured93
    EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured89
    Tempo Stability (estimated)measured94
    Technical Cleanlinessmeasured80

    STORYTELLING

    Did the mix go somewhere?

    25%90
    Narrative ArcAI94
    ProgressionAI90
    Tension & ReleaseAI86
    Section AwarenessAI90
    Flow ContinuityAI94
    PayoffAI81

    ENERGY

    Did you control the room?

    20%85
    Energy Curvemeasured85
    PacingAI94
    MomentumAI88
    Peak ManagementAI87
    Energy HandoffAI87
    Fatigue ControlAI60

    SURPRISE

    Did you remain unpredictable?

    15%84
    Unexpected MomentsAI83
    ContrastAI85
    Transition Varietymeasured94
    Selection RiskAI87
    FreshnessAI59
    Surprise ControlAI83

    IDENTITY

    Did the mix sound like you?

    15%95
    Selection QualityAI93
    Identity ConsistencyAI97
    IntentionalityAI95
    ConfidenceAI94
    RestraintAI95
    SignatureAI95

    Energy arc

    24:00120:00

    Transitions analysed (5)

    5:45

    Perfect Blend

    100
    10:12

    Minor EQ Overlap

    intentional_reset

    82
    13:15

    Perfect Blend

    100
    18:40

    Textural Layering

    intentional_artistic

    100
    25:30

    Long EQ blend with subtle low-end swap

    A masterclass in transparency; the tracks merge so perfectly they sound like a single production.

    95

    Technical subscores

    89

    EQ balance

    94

    Beat alignment

    87

    Energy control

    94

    Tempo stability

    87

    Loudness control

    91

    Musical coherence

    89

    Harmonic compatibility

    91

    Transition cleanliness

    Measured (DSP)

    20 ms

    Beat-grid drift (median)

    Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.

    199 ms

    Drift p95

    Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.

    7,206

    Boundaries detected

    Points where the audio changes track or section.

    22

    Hard cuts / h

    Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.

    98

    Clipping events

    Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.

    389

    Level jumps

    Sudden volume steps between tracks.

    Measurement confidence 100% · analysed on the full audio.

    Recurring patterns

    • Long static loops (6×)

      Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (26:00, 32:00, 48:00, 54:00, 60:00, 68:30). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    Timeline

    • 28:45Atmospheric Peak

    Coaching notes

    • Study the EQ handover at 112:10 as a reference for mood-shifting transitions.
    • Continue to prioritize narrative depth over constant peak-time energy.
    • Explore even more extreme dynamic ranges in future sets.
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    Methodology and limitations

    This report is produced automatically from the published recording. It measures what is present in the audio file: a bad source encoding, a partial upload or a heavily processed broadcast version can change the measured values. Nothing here reflects the room, the crowd or the night itself.

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    Questions about this analysis

    What score does Daniel Avery's Daniel Avery 6 Mix (October 2013) get?
    Daniel Avery 6 Mix (October 2013) scores 84/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (club ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
    How long is Daniel Avery 6 Mix (October 2013)?
    The analysed recording runs 2h 00m.
    Which part of the mix scores best?
    IDENTITY is the strongest category at 95/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 84/100.
    How is this score calculated?
    SOONOS measures the audio with a DSP pass (beat grid, loudness, tempo, energy) and runs a multi-agent listening pass on top. Measured axes always override the listening layer, so an execution issue heard in the file caps the final score.

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